Kastoria (regional unit)

Kastoria (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Καστοριάς) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Macedonia. Its capital is the town of Kastoria.

Geography

Kastoria is situated at the western end of Macedonia in the far north of the country. It borders the regional units of Florina to the north, Kozani to the southeast, Grevena to the south and Ioannina to the southwest. The international border with the Albanian district of Korçë lies on the western edge of the regional unit.

The main mountain ranges are Gramos and Voio in the west (both part of the Pindus range) and Verno in the northeast. The river Haliacmon flows through the area. Lake Orestiada is the largest lake. The regional unit is mountainous with a pronounced continental climate, characterised by cold winters and hot summers.
Administration

The regional unit Kastoria is subdivided into 3 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[1]

Kastoria (1)
Nestorio (2)
Orestida (3)

Prefecture

Kastoria was created as a prefecture (Greek: Νομός Καστοριάς) in 1941. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Kastoria was created out of the former prefecture Kastoria. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.[1]

New municipality	Old municipalities	Seat
Kastoria	Kastoria	Kastoria
	Agia Triada
	Agioi Anargyroi
	Vitsi
	Kastraki
	Kleisoura
	Korestia
	Makednoi
	Mesopotamia
Nestorio	Nestorio	Nestorio
	Akrites
	Arrenes
	Gramos
Orestida	Argos Orestiko	Argos Orestiko
	Ion Dragoumis

Transport

GR-15, S, Cen., NE
GR-20/E90, S, only passes through Eptachori

See also

List of settlements in the Kastoria regional unit
Dispilio Tablet

References

"Kallikratis reform law text" (PDF).

Regional units of Greece
Attica	North Athens • South Athens • West Athens • Central Athens • Islands • East Attica • Peiraias • West Attica
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Thessaly	Karditsa • Larissa • Magnisia • Sporades • Trikala
West Greece	Aitoloakarnania • Achaia • Ilia
West Macedonia	Florina • Grevena • Kastoria • Kozani
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